Whispers of Faith Between the Walls

Whispers of Faith Between the Walls

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Another drawing of a frog in a fun environment, a collection I've apparently started.

Available on Redbubble:
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/178508597

#MastoArt #frog #shintoShrine #ToriiGate #environmentArt #digitalArt #illustration

Got annoyed by other apps I used for posting my photographs and artworks, so I'll finally give Mastodon a try :)

This photo was taken by me in Osaka, Japan - the Shitennōji to be exact (one of Japan's oldest temples).
More photos of this Japan trip will soon follow!

📷 Nikon D800E
📸 1/640 f/4 62mm
📍Shitennōji, Japan

#shitennoji #osaka #japan #toriigate #photography #travel #travelphotography #nikon

Always amused that my local school and polling place has a #toriigate outside of their hall. #ausvotes

Today's "I'm laid off and bored" project.

Figured a torii gate for my desk would be really nice. So why spend $10 and buy one when I could 1) Pinch the skin between my thumb and finger between a hammer and chisel. 2) Make a mess everywhere. 3) Aggravate my lower back pain by bending over chiseling. 4) Realize how much of a pain in the ass cutting a mortice in a round dowel is.

Thankfully wood filler exists. 🤣

#mindfulness #torii #toriigate #handcrafted #handmade #woodworking #layoff #unemployment #unemployed #shinto #japaneseart

Torii gate keyring.

When making this keyring I chose the torii gate as "it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred". What better for a set of keys?! Opening the way... Revealing something hidden...

The bulk of this is made from wood. I carved out the recess for the painting and covered that with some clear plastic. The attachment for the ring was installed with epoxy putty. All this to protect the painting from wear in a pocket.

#ToriiGate #Painting #Keyring #DrH

It may seem strange that such a relatively small shrine rivaled the famed Fushimi Inari for gates, but it should be remembered that gates as votive offerings only appeared in significant numbers at Fushimi after 1804 (at which time Takenaka-jinja was already in decline).

#伏見 #Fushimi #FushimiInariTaisha #伏見稲荷大社 #torii #toriigate #shrine #Kyoto